The East Mamprusi Municipal is one of the 254 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in Ghana, and forms part of the 28 MMDAs in the Northern Region.

The Municipality was established by Legislative Instrument (LI) 1776 (2004) with the capital located at Gambaga and it covers a land mass of 1,706.8 square kilometers. The Municipality is located in the north-eastern part of the Northern Region.

It is one of the oldest Municipalities in the Northern Region. Out of it, the West Mamprusi Municipal was carved in 1988. In 2004, the Bunkpurugu Nyankpanduri District was also created to promote developments. It therefore served as the parent District for West Mamprusi Municipal and Bunkpurugu Nyankpanduri Districts.

To the north, it shares boundaries with Talensi and Nabdam Districts, Bawku West and Garu Districts, all in the Upper East Region and to the east is the Bunkpurugu Nyankpanduri District. It is bordered in the west by the West Mamprusi Municipal and to the south by the Gushegu Municipal and Karaga District.

The population of the Municipality according to 2010 Population and Housing Census stands at 121,009 with 59,453 males and 61,556 females.